Washing-machine



H. F. SNYDER.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IuLY I9. I9I5.

Pmmed me 21, 1921.

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HOWARD F. SNYDER, OF .hl'lElVVTOhT7 IOWA, ASSIGNOR T0 THE MAYTAG COMPANY, OF NEWTON, IOWA, A CORPORATION OF IOWA.

, WASHING-MACHINE.

HEISSUED y Speciicaton of Letters Patent. Patentgd June 2L i921.

Application filed July 19, 1915. Serial No. 40,561.

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Re it known that l, I-lowann F. SNYDER, a citizen et' the llnited States, residing at Newton, in the county of Jasper and State ot lowa, have invented certain new and uset'ul Improvements in Washinglli/lachines of which the following is the specification.

This invention relates to washing machines, and particularly to means tor Combining into a washing machine all of the elements ot' a power plant so as to make it possible to operate the machine as a. single power unit and to'make it unnecessary to bringthe power element to the washer, or the washer to the power element.

Power washing machines ot the prior art, in so far as l am aware except those driven by a motor necessitating either electricity or water power, both inaccessible-to the ordinary farmer, are always provided with a belt drive tor operating the washing and wringer mechanisms and are driven by an internal combustion engine, generally from an engine which is in use upon the farm or in the house for some other purpose. This makes it necessary to take the washing machine to the engine, or bring the engine to the washing machine every time a washing is to be done, which involves heavy lifting and other arduous Work for which women are unsuitable.

1t is an obiect of my invention to provide an assemble machine and power plant so constructed and arranged as to be compact, simple and economical, to avoid the necessity of bringing together power plant and machine whenever washing is to be done, and to otherwise facilitate and render simple the washing operation.

'lt is another object of my invention to provide anv internal combustion engine as a f part of and in connection with a washing machine, and to provide a direct drive from the internal combustion engine to the washing machine whereby the use et belts7 which are always unsatisfactoryv and dangerous, 1s avoided. v

lt is a still further object of my invention to provide a simple and etiicient starting device whereby the washingvmachine forming the subject-matter of my invention may be instantly started into operation by a mere pedal operation.

Other objects and advantages of the' in-l Fig. 1 is an elevation of a washingl ma-b chine constructed according to my invention,l

with parts in section and parts broken away.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation*v of the same machine. v

ln the drawings: 1 represents a washing machine tub of usual construction provided with legs 2 and supplied with a dolly operated by thecrank 3 from the vertical shaft 4, hereinafter referred to, and with a swinging wringer 5 pivotally mounted upon the bracket 6 and operated, preferably, by a chain drive trom the shaft 4, which operates the vertical shaft 7 of the swinging wringer, by which the horizontal gear driving the lower wringer shaft is revolved.

The precise details of the construction so far described form no part in themselves of the invention herein claimed, but are illustrated and described in my Patent No. 1,117,268.'

Mounted upon the legs 2 and depending therefrom so as to be supported also by the loor, is a platform 8 upon which is rmly bolted the bed plate and casing 10 of an internal combustion engine, thongh any engine delivering the required power could be used. 11 represents a flexible exhaust tube tor guiding away the exhaust from said en.

mounted the main o erating shaft 18 of thewashing machine. loosely mounted upon the shaft 18 are beveled inions 19 both in mesh .with the large beve edgear 20 rigidly mounted upon the shaft 4;. lnterposed between the beveled gears 19 and eoperating with them is a clutch 21 splined to the sha-ft 18 and provided with a peri heral groove 22 for the accomirnodation o the fork 23 which is slidably mounted upon the rod 24,

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Firmly aving therein bearings for the supported by ears 25 depending from the.

bell 16. The 'fork 23 is operated by the bent link 26 controlled by the handle 27, to throw the clutch 21 into neutral position or into position to engage and drive either of the pinions 19 and thus drive the shaft 4 in either direction to operate the washing mechanism and reversible wringer. The shaft 18 is driven by a large gear 28 mounted upon the inner end thereof and in mesh with the pinion 14, hereinabove described. It will be noted that the gear 28 is considerably larger than the pinion 14.

I will now describe the starting device: Upon the outer end of the shaft 18 is a belt wheel 30 by which power can be communicated from the washing machine to other mechanisms, for instance a mangle, if desired, by. means of a belt. The belt wheel 30 is provided with a series, in this instance five, of radial projections 31 each of which carries'a pedal 32. It will be obvious that the operator can at any position of the engine press down with her foot upon a convenient pedal 32 which will revolve the shaft 18, and by reason of the large gear ratio 28-14 spin the engine and cause the same to start. It is obvious that the starting pedals 32 do not have to be applied to a belt wheel, this modification being here illustrated simply as presenting a convenient combination of the starting devices with a means to drive other machinery than the washing machine. The starting devices, obviously, would serve their purpose equally well if the belt wheel were omitted and they were applied upon radial spokes attached to the shaft 18, or otherwise. I consider this an important feature of the invention and broadly new. Having `now described my invention, -I claim:

1. In a washing machine, having a power plant of unit construction, including an in-A ternal combustion engine, a driven mechamsm, suitable reduction gearing interposed inerme gine including a' high reduction element adjacent the engine, a starter, and a clutch lcapable of connecting the starter with the engine through the high reduction element while leaving the driven mechanism stationary, or of connecting the engine withthe driven mechanism through the entire train of gearing while leaving the starter free.

2. In a washing machine, in combination, a unitary complete power plant including an internal combustion engine, a starter, a driven mechanism, and connections between the starter, the power plant and the driven mechanism such that the starter can be operated to start the power plant without driving the driven mechanism or the driven mechanism can be operated from the power plant without operating the starter mechanism, said connections including a speed reduction element adapted to function when the driven mechanism is operated but to remain idle when the starter is operated.

3. In a washing machine, an independent power plant including an internal combustion en ine beneath the body of the machine, riven mechanism, connections betweenthe two so that the driven mechanism can be operated from the power plant or' disconnected therefrom if desired, said con.- nections including speed reduction mechanism, a -starter and connections therefrom .to the power plant so that said starter may be connected to the engine to operate same when the engine is disconnected from the driven mechanism. l

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my naine to this specication in the presence of two witnesses.

HOWARD F. SNYDER.

Witnesses: I H. E. GALUSHA,

W. L. PIoKENs. 

